March 01, 2018

A Rude Idea About Gun Control

So there are 90 odd million gun owners in the US with something on the order of 300 million firearms in their possession. It occurred to me that with all the symbols and empty gestures flying around, maybe one ought to be considered. What if, in protest against gun control, gun owners were to go to their local police departments or city hall and donate 5 bullets. Just go and volunteer and say, you want to be on record as making America five bullets safer.

It would then be on the municipal staff to safely dispose of that ammo. They would be overwhelmed.

Of course the NRA knows better and has a common sense set of alternatives. But in terms of sending a message I can't think of a better one.

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A Rude Idea About Gun Control

So there are 90 odd million gun owners in the US with something on the order of 300 million firearms in their possession. It occurred to me that with all the symbols and empty gestures flying around, maybe one ought to be considered. What if, in protest against gun control, gun owners were to go to their local police departments or city hall and donate 5 bullets. Just go and volunteer and say, you want to be on record as making America five bullets safer.

It would then be on the municipal staff to safely dispose of that ammo. They would be overwhelmed.

Of course the NRA knows better and has a common sense set of alternatives. But in terms of sending a message I can't think of a better one.